Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Cyber Threats Are The Top Insurance Risk: Cyber crime is a leading threat to business and the Insurance industry is now focused on the potentially huge losses arising from ransomware.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Several Indians could be targeted by phishingattack, warns govt: India’s official cybersecurity agency Cert-IN has warned malicious actors are planning a large scale phishing attack campaign against Indians.The agency said the attacks might all be related to the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
SBI customers alert! Government warns of major phishing attack – DO NOT click on this link: The State Bank of India (SBI) customers need to be extra careful for the next few days. The government has warned of a major phishing attack in India in the name of free Covid-19 testing across the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Organisations must fight cybercrime with new tech tools: IT security teams across the UAE have to focus on having a cybersecurity plan that makes use of the latest in technology such as Artificial …: “Phishing” – BingNews
7 Tips for Data Security From a Cybersecurity Expert: As technology advances, so does the opportunity for security breaches online—according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, “credential-cracking” attempts that exploit consumers’ log-in information …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Are Digital Natives Losing Their Data Chops?: Many digital natives owe their spectacular rise in the last decade or two to their prowess with data and analytics. A big part of Amazon’s success has been attributed to its recommendation engine, …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Building a new era of trust on the Internet: Lee first introduced us to the world wide web, we have seen several major phases of its growth. From the early years — where researchers and open Internet pioneers led the way; to the dot-com boom; …: “Phishing” – BingNews
RBI flags safe digital transaction methods amid mass phishing alert: The RBI advisory on safe digital transactions comes close on the heels of a government warning about a suspicious phishing attack in the garb of official information on COVID-19 The advisory from RBI …: “Phishing” – BingNews
After CERT-In, now RBI warns consumers of phishing scams: “In recent days there are reports of users falling prey to fraudsters who are luring them on fictitious pretexts, such as alleged completion of KYC requirements, impersonating identities and websites …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Risk assessments reveal businesses remain deficient in security compliance, training: Of 100+ businesses that conducted a risk self-assessment, over 65% admitted to reaching zero-to-minimal compliance of state privacy/security regulations.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Identity Theft – Hackers, and in some cases people in general, take on the identity or persona of someone else by hacking or stealing personal documents of another person and use it to gain access to certain services or to carry out financial transactions. A staggering 44% i.e. 1,357,055 people complained about identity theft in 2016.